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“Arrowhead United Way draws Volunteers to help” San Bernardino, CA -Local non-profit organization Arrowhead United Way partnered with Central City Lutheran Mission in San Bernardino for ‘Make a Difference Day’ in order to renovate classrooms for the Mission’s after school program. The ‘Make a Difference’ event was hosted by Arrowhead United Way as part of their mission to support education, and help improve the academic environmental setting for children in the after school program. Arrowhead United Way staff teamed with the program director to give classrooms a touch of vibrancy with a fresh coat of paint for every room. From the...
Donors Receive Signed Lithograph of Historical Landmark San Bernardino, CA, September 14, 2011: Arrowhead United Way held its annual leadership recognition event San Bernardino History & Railroad Museum in the Santa Fe Depot to recognize members of the Leadership Giving Program. Members of this group consist of individuals in the community who give $1,000 or more annually. Every leadership donor received a signed and numbered copy of the lithograph of the Santa Fe Depot by artist Teodor Dumitrescu; the original drawing was presented to Mayor Patrick Morris and City of San Bernardino Economic Development Agency, who sponsored the lithographs. Event...
San Bernardino, CA, August 11, 2011 – Arrowhead United Way (AUW) received a $40,000 corporate gift from Southern California Edison (SCE) to help fund critical programs in the local community. AUW and SCE are longtime partners and have a strong working relationship. Beverly Powell, the Region Manager/Public Affairs for SCE, has served on the Board of Directors of AUW for several years. SCE’s areas of priority that focus on education and the underserved align seamlessly with AUW’s focus on education, income, and health. SCE invests in education because it wants to ensure that students graduate with the academic and technical skills...
Crestline, CA – Arrowhead United Way invites parents and their children, grandparents and their grandchildren, and the community to visit the firstBorn Learning Trail in the San Bernardino National Forest located in the community of Crestline. A 2009 study from the National Center for Education Statistics found that unfortunately children living in poverty are less likely to have someone read to them, tell them stories or sing to them. Additionally, research indicates that disadvantaged children come into school years behind their peers in pre-literacy skills, and rarely catch up. The Born Learning Trail is a fun and easy way to build...
San Bernardino, CA – Arrowhead United Way’s Young Leadership Council is organizing a school supply drive to help local children who cannot afford school supplies. The drive is to take place at Court Street Square at E and Court Streets in Downtown San Bernardino on June 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Council is encouraging individuals and local companies to get involved and help the children who desperately need it. There has been a very positive response to the upcoming event. Major partners who have made a commitment to the drive are Cal State San Bernardino, the City...
Arrowhead United Way (AUW) is continuing to refresh its purpose and mission, making it more relevant to today’s problems. Acknowledging that times are different, the United Way board has updated funding priorities and focus areas over the past few years. After evaluating local needs, AUW is focusing on education, income and health, because these are the building blocks for a good quality of life. In the area of education, Debbie Barrera, AUW board chair, states that the organization is very excited about its new efforts around early grade reading. Joining in United Way of America’s national goal of cutting the...
Arrowhead United Way Women’s Leadership Council Members Honored to Receive Check From Bank of America in Support of its “Interview for Success” Program San Bernardino, CA, May 20, 2011: Members of the Women’s Leadership Council (WLC), a group of approximately 40 community and business leaders who have joined their human and financial resources to focus on assisting underserved young women in the Arrowhead United Way service area, excitedly arrived at the Bank of America downtown San Bernardino Branch to receive a $15,000 grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation, and to personally thank Bank of America representatives for their continued...
San Bernardino, CA – Arrowhead United Way invites parents and their children, grandparents and their grandchildren, and the community to visit the first Born Learning Trail in the Inland Empire located at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino. Unfortunately, a 2009 study from the National Center for Education Statistics found that children living in poverty are less likely to have someone read to them, tell them stories or sing to them. Additionally, research indicates that disadvantaged children come into school years behind their peers in pre-literacy skills, and rarely catch up. The Born Learning Trail is a fun and easy way...
San Bernardino, CA – Arrowhead United Way’s (AUW) Born Learning program focuses on language and pre-literacy skills as they are the cornerstone of success in work, school and life. Born Learning helps promote awareness about the importance of early learning and aides parents/caregivers to engage their young children in learning during everyday activities to assist in preparing their children for school. The program also provides information to parents/caregivers about the developmental stages and health needs of young children. Research shows that disadvantage children come into school years behind their peers in pre-literacy skills, and rarely catch up. Program participants receive learning...
San Bernardino, CA, May 18, 2011 – Garner Holt hosted Arrowhead United Way’s Young Leadership Council for the “Lunch with the Leader” event with a tour of his behind-the-scenes facility in San Bernardino. After the tour and lunch, the young professionals were given time to ask questions of Mr. Holt about his successful career and company. Mr. Holt spoke to the Council about his modest beginnings and how he became extremely successful from his one-man operation in his parent’s garage to his over 60,000 square foot facility. He told the council that he was inspired by a trip to Disneyland...
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